You have a lovely modern house but the lack of privacy and aspect onto the neighbours rubbish bin could easily be addressed by building a solid wall with an oversized entrance gate or a modern trellis. The inside of the wall facing your large window would look amazing if you installed a living wall system. These are very easy to install and come in panels which are screwed onto a substrate. You could select plants that would thrive in the heat. This would give you privacy without having to look out onto a solid wall. I found this website which had some good images. http://treebox.co.uk/products/easiwall-green-wall.html http://treebox.co.uk/products/easiwall-green-wall.html

Hi, We are in final stages of redevelopment of farmhouse. We have a solid wood, kitchen which we need to repaint and I like the mussel colour. It’s taken me ages to decide. I found blue lights to go above island that I adored and looked at blues but we have a black granite worktop and distressed wood floors (I don’t like pale blue, I like rich blues so felt too dark) I also love green although the lights I like in blue are not as nice in green and and other ones are mega expensive. So my main q is we have a large kitchen with island and small breakfast nook. There is only 1 large window into porch and back door. Walls are all white. Will all mussel kitchen work? Will green or blue work as accent colours? Also where can I get mussel cupboard paint from? Obviously I have seen colour in kitchen spot and here in this post but doors already come painted. I need paint that colour but have no idea where to get it from ?

Hi all, We're also looking for a set of 3 sliding doors (approx 4450 wide). Obviously we want the thinnest sightline/frames we can afford but the quotes i'm getting are HIGH. 10k+ (+vat) I know there's a supply shortage/pandemic/brexit etc, but if anyone has any recommendations for reasonably priced doors that would be really helpful. (so many companies out there) If you're happy to share prices, that would be great too. Many thanks, a frazzled refurber. @Sonia - where were the doors from in your pic? @kwg kwg - where did you get your doors with the 35mm frames please? - can i ask the cost?

I can see why placing the door in the new position would be appealing, however you may need to make it scream 'the door is here!' in the new location as it is set further into the house. From your front elevation neither position is making a statement so if you do decide to relocate the door, think about a open porch, maybe arched, to provide cover when needed, and statement light to provide a direction. Of course, this is offered without reference to any garden which you may already be using the landscaping to direct to your door.